Lord Mayor’s Cup

The Lord Mayor's Cup is a Group 3 race run at Eagle Farm Racecourse on Kingsford Smith Cup Day in late May during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.

2023 Lord Mayor's Cup Results

  • 1st: #3 Without A Fight
  • 2nd: #13 Luncies
  • 3rd: #8 Berdibek



The Lord Mayor’s Cup is a Group 3 race now held at Eagle Farm Racecourse annually in late May on Kingsford Smith Cup Day. Previously run under weight-for-age conditions over a distance of 1600m, the Lord Mayor’s Cup is now a set weights plus penalties event contested over 1800m.

The race now serves as a potential lead-up into the Group 2 Brisbane Cup (3200m) run over two miles a fortnight later on Stradbroke Handicap Day.

The Lord Mayor’s Cup shares a race card with a host of other Group status races including the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m) that is a new lead-up into the Stradbroke Handicap and the Group 2 BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) for the two-year-olds targeting a Group 1 JJ Atkins (1600m) run over the Eagle Farm mile a fortnight later.

As of 2021, the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) for the season’s top three-year-old stayers also runs on the same card.

The Lord Mayor’s Cup also now offers a ballot exemption to the winner into the $1.2 million Group 2 The Q22 (2200m) run at Eagle Farm on Stradbroke Handicap Day.

In 2022 Kolding ran third in the Lord Mayor’s Cup before a next-up second in that winter’s The Q22 results.

The 2023 Lord Mayor’s Cup ran on Saturday May 27, 2023 at Eagle Farm in Brisbane and was won in style by the Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Without A Fight ($9) first-up for the season. 

Lord Mayor’s Cup Info:

Date:
Saturday May 27, 2023
Track:
Eagle Farm Racecourse
Distance:
1800m
Race Type:
Set Weights plus Penalties
Status:
Group 3
Prizemoney:
$200,000

2023 Lord Mayor’s Cup Results

  • 1st: #3 Without A Fight ($9)
  • 2nd: #13 Luncies
  • 3rd: #8 Berdibek

Anthony & Sam Freedman’s class import Without A Fight ($9) flew home first-up for a comprehensive victory in the 2023 Lord Mayor’s Cup results ahead of a potential The Q22 bid next start.

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 3 WITHOUT A FIGHT (IRE) Anthony & Sam Freedman Mark Zahra 10 58kg $9
2 13 LUNCIES (GB) Kris Lees Blake Shinn 1.76L 4 56kg $3.50F
3 8 BERDIBEK (FR) John O’Shea Ben Melham 2.69L 1 57.5kg $19
4 12 YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) Danny O’Brien Joshua Parr 2.82L 6 56kg $8
5 14 SEAT OF POWER (IRE) Gary Duncan Ryan Maloney 4.17L 11 56kg $18
6 1 JUST FOLK Josh Julius Jason Collett 4.68L 9 59.5kg $20
7 4 NEW MANDATE (IRE) Chris Waller James McDonald 4.73L 8 58kg $5.50
8 11 KOLDING (NZ) Chris Waller James Orman 5.26L 3 56kg $6
9 18e THE FEARLESS ONE (NZ) Robbie Patterson Michael Cahill 6.24L 7 56kg $81
10 15e REGAL LION (NZ) Annabel Neasham Chad Schofield 10.31L 5 56kg $31
11 5 BIGBOYROY Chris Waller Nash Rawiller 12.62L 2 58kg $8
9 BARTHOLOMEU DIAS (GB) Annabel Neasham Tyler Schiller (a) 0
17e ALCYONE James Cummings Tim Clark 0
16e IRISH PLAYBOY John Smerdon Craig Williams 0
7 SKYMAN (GB) Chris Waller Damien Thornton 0
10 BELLATRIX BLACK (NZ) Kris Lees Tim Clark 0
2 CHARACTER James Cummings Ben Thompson 0
6 WILD CHAP Brett Lazzarini Ms Angela Jones (a) 0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Lord Mayor’s Cup Betting Odds

The winter’s latest Lord Mayor’s Cup 2023 betting markets and links to the odds on the Group 3 feature at Eagle Farm at Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of the race.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 LORD MAYOR’S CUP ODDS (Final Field)

2023 Lord Mayor’s Cup Form

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 LORD MAYOR’S CUP FORM GUIDE

2023 Lord Mayor’s Cup Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Lord Mayor’s Cup 2023 Tips on the popular Brisbane staying showdown this winter.

  • To Win: #13 Luncies ($4.40 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Strong edition of the BRC Lord Mayor’s Cup and think the consistent favourite Luncies is worth sticking with to shrug off his place-getter status and secure a win for the punters. The Kris Lees-trained six-year-old has finished runner-up at his latest three starts in good company. He finished the spring when second in the Group 2 Sandown Classic (2400m) behind former Melbourne Cup champion Vow And Declare. He was good fresh last time out narrowly beaten in the Listed Scone Cup with 57kg. Second-up here and fitter for the run with 56kg. Big chance.

2023 Lord Mayor’s Cup Field

The Lord Mayor’s Cup field attracts a quality line-up of winter middle-distance types that may have had a Sydney lead-up run in the Scone Cup two weeks before over the same distance or be coming off a Queensland lead-up at the Gold Coast from the start of the month in the Listed Prime Minister’s Cup (1400m).

The official 2023 Lord Mayor’s Cup Final Field & Barriers are set for release by Queensland Racing  on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.

The Lord Mayor’s Cup 2023 final field features a capacity line-up of winter staying types led in betting by Kris Lees’ perennial runner-up Luncies coming off a second in the Listed Scone Cup.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 02220×4449 JUST FOLK Josh Julius Jason Collett 13 59.5kg 103
2 73488×7501 CHARACTER James Cummings Ben Thompson 15 59.5kg 96
3 x20311x20x WITHOUT A FIGHT (IRE) Anthony & Sam Freedman Mark Zahra 16 58kg 107
4 804x79x918 NEW MANDATE (IRE) Chris Waller James McDonald 12 58kg 106
5 4x079860x2 BIGBOYROY Chris Waller Nash Rawiller 2 58kg 97
6 4210×65867 WILD CHAP Brett Lazzarini Ms Angela Jones (a) 3 58kg 90
7 1x7701x610 SKYMAN (GB) Chris Waller Damien Thornton 14 57.5kg 106
8 66x0034x50 BERDIBEK (FR) John O’Shea Ben Melham 1 57.5kg 100
9 57014107×0 BARTHOLOMEU DIAS (GB) Annabel Neasham Tyler Schiller (a) 17 57kg 98
10 2118×69659 BELLATRIX BLACK (NZ) Kris Lees Tim Clark 5 56kg 83
11 32x0000x87 KOLDING (NZ) Chris Waller James Orman 6 56kg 103
12 4300x6746x YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) Danny O’Brien Joshua Parr 9 56kg 102
13 02x26922x2 LUNCIES (GB) Kris Lees Blake Shinn 7 56kg 101
14 222112x3x9 SEAT OF POWER (IRE) Gary Duncan Ryan Maloney 18 56kg 98
15e 0x0109437x REGAL LION (NZ) Annabel Neasham Chad Schofield 8 56kg 95
16e 12151×9947 IRISH PLAYBOY John Smerdon Craig Williams 10 56kg 92
17e 632526×648 ALCYONE James Cummings Tim Clark 4 56kg 88
18e 22212139×3 THE FEARLESS ONE (NZ) Robbie Patterson Michael Cahill 11 56kg 81

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Lord Mayor’s Cup Nominations

The 2023 Lord Mayor’s Cup nominations will be provided here once released the Monday of race week.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 632526×648 ALCYONE G 5 James Cummings 88
2 6123226×58 AUSSIE NUGGET (IRE) G 7 Tony Gollan 85
3 57014107×0 BARTHOLOMEU DIAS (GB) G 8 Annabel Neasham
4 2118×69659 BELLATRIX BLACK (NZ) M 4 Kris Lees 73
5 66x0034x50 BERDIBEK (FR) G 9 John O’Shea
6 4x079860x2 BIGBOYROY G 6 Chris Waller 97
7 x8560x2256 BISCAYNE BAY M 4 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 82
8 73488×7501 CHARACTER G 4 James Cummings 96
9 3x7808x481 ESTI FENY (HUN) G 8 Matthew Smith 95
10 0111324×47 FLOATING ARTIST (GB) G 7 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 104
11 12151×9947 IRISH PLAYBOY G 6 John Smerdon 92
12 02220×4449 JUST FOLK G 6 Josh Julius 103
13 32x0000x87 KOLDING (NZ) G 7 Chris Waller 103
14 5739×80200 LAURE ME IN G 8 David Pfieffer
15 02x26922x2 LUNCIES (GB) G 6 Kris Lees
16 804x79x918 NEW MANDATE (IRE) G 5 Chris Waller 106
17 0x0109437x REGAL LION (NZ) G 4 Annabel Neasham
18 222112x3x9 SEAT OF POWER (IRE) G 8 Gary Duncan 98
19 1x7701x610 SKYMAN (GB) G 7 Chris Waller 106
20 22212139×3 THE FEARLESS ONE (NZ) G 5 Robbie Patterson
21 313339×880 WAPITI G 6 Gary Duncan 93
22 4210×65867 WILD CHAP G 6 Brett Lazzarini
23 x20311x20x WITHOUT A FIGHT (IRE) G 6 Anthony & Sam Freedman
24 38×0723234 WOLVERINE (NZ) F 3 Kris Lees 90
25 4300x6746x YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) G 5 Danny O’Brien 102

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Lord Mayor’s Cup History

Cool Gent won the inaugural edition of the Lord Mayor’s Cup in 1956, when it was known as the BATC Labour Day Cup. The race has had several names over the years, all of which are outlined below.

Lord Mayor’s Cup Race Name

Period Name
1956-1985 Labour Day Cup
1986 Seven National News Handicap
1987-1989 Carnival Handicap
1990-2002 Labour Day Cup
2003-2004 Doomben Carnival Cup
2005 onwards Lord Mayor’s Cup

The race distance has changed multiple times, fluctuating at various lengths between 2000m and 2050m. From 2012-2020 it ran over a mile before being increased to 1800m in 2021. The Lord Mayor’s Cup received Listed status in 1979, 23 years after it began. In 1996 it ran as a Group 3 race, and has remained at that grading since.

Notable Lord Mayor’s Cup winners include Gunsynd (1971), This Manshood (2004), and Solzhenitsyn (2012, 2013).

Lord Mayor’s Cup results since 2000 are listed below.

Lord Mayor’s Cup Results

Year

Place

Horse

Time

2023
Lord Mayor’s Cup
1st Without A Fight 1:49.32
2nd Luncies
3rd Berdibek
2022
Lord Mayor’s Cup
1st Bigboyroy 1:50.99 (run over 1800m)
2nd Ballistic Boy
3rd Kolding
2021
Lord Mayor’s Cup
1st Reloaded 1:49.62 (run over 1800m)
2nd So You Win
3rd Homesman
2020
Lord Mayor’s Cup
1st Gaulois 1:34.20
2nd Niccanova
3rd Military Zone
2019
Lord Mayor’s Cup
1st Order Again 1:34.37
2nd Tom Melbourne
3rd Le Juge
2018
Lord Mayor’s Cup
1st Duca Valentinois 1:37.65
2nd Sheiswhatsheis
3rd Coldstone
2017
Lord Mayor’s Cup
1st Col ‘N’ Lil 1:39.18
2nd Duca Valentinois
3rd Elle Lou
2016
Lord Mayor’s Cup
1st Mighty Lucky 1:36.0
2nd Pajaro
3rd Malice
2015
Lord Mayor’s Cup
1st Strawberry Boy 1:35.6
2nd Lucky Lago
3rd I’m Imposing
2014
Lord Mayor’s Cup
1st Angel Of Mercy 1:35.7
2nd Wistful
3rd Cameo
2013
Lord Mayor’s Cup
1st Solzhenitsyn 1:36.68
2nd Transporter
3rd Epic
2012
Lord Mayor’s Cup
1st Solzhenitsyn 1:35.9
2nd Firebolt
3rd Ginga Dude
2011
Lord Mayor’s Cup
1st Firebolt 1:35.4
2nd St Germaine
3rd Tagus
2010
Lord Mayor’s Cup
1st Rothesay 1:36.4
2nd Our Lukas
3rd Hadaaf
2009
Lord Mayor’s Cup
1st Rampant Lion 1:36.4
2nd Solo Flyer
3rd Rags To Riches
2008
Lord Mayor’s Cup
1st Rum Dum 1:35.9
2nd Majorca
3rd Mitanni
2007
Lord Mayor’s Cup
1st Headturner 1:36.1
2nd Beauty Watch
3rd Mr Ubiquitous
2006
Lord Mayor’s Cup
1st Cog Hill 1:35.4
2nd Spirit Of Tara
3rd Villa Bled
2005
Lord Mayor’s Cup
1st Tickle 2:06.4
2nd Platinum Scissors
3rd Raw Instinct
2004
Lord Mayor’s Cup
1st This Manshood 2:04.4
2nd St Basil
3rd Another Warrior
2003
Lord Mayor’s Cup
1st Restless 2:04.4
2nd The Kildare Kid
3rd Eminence Grise
2002
Lord Mayor’s Cup
1st Freemason 2:07.7
2nd Restless
3rd Brighter Scene
2001
Lord Mayor’s Cup
1st Sky Heights 2:04.0
2nd Yippyio
3rd Tis Love
2000
Lord Mayor’s Cup
1st Integrate 2:09.7
2nd Figurehead
3rd My Duke

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